Biography

Lynda currently holds the position of Research Associate at Mount Sinai Hospital in the Microbiology Department with the role of data collection for the Streptococcus Pneumonia Study and the upcoming Community MRSA Study.

After obtaining a registered nurse qualification in 1966, she attended the University of Western Ontario for a B.Sc.N degree in Nursing Education. She attended the Infection Control I course in Ottawa in the early 1980's and has written the Infection Control Certification examinations three times since then.

While working for 17 years as the Infection Control Practitioner at Providence Centre, a long term care facility in Scarborough, Lynda worked closely with other LTC and acute care facilities in the Toronto region, given the numerous Norwalk, influenza and MRSA issues prevalent in practice at those times.

Past professional activities include the positions of Secretary and newsletter editor for the Toronto Practitioners in Infection Control. Lynda also served as the leader of the Long Term Care Infection Control Practitioners, a subsidiary group of TPIC. As well as providing education at the regular meetings of this group, an annual day conference was also offered for the broader community..